Emergency officials say an apparent tornado touched down in Westmoreland County. Dan Stevens with Westmoreland County Emergency Management said the tornado caused major damage, destroying several buildings.

A Ligonier Township man is now headed to trial after a shooting in his home that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy. The boy was playing with the man’s children when the group got their hands on a gun.

It has been more than one year since an 11-year-old boy suffered a fatal gunshot wound at a home in Ligonier Township. Police have said another young boy pulled the trigger. They have now charged an adult in connection with the boy’s death.

LIGONIER (KDKA) — The investigation continues into the death of a nearly 8-month-old baby boy in Westmoreland County. Emergency responders found Seth Bennett dead on the couch of his Ligonier Township mobile home Wednesday morning. […]

LIGONIER (KDKA) — Ligonier Township police are investigating the death of a 7-month-old baby boy. The baby was found dead inside a mobile home on Rocky Meadow Lane Wednesday. Matthew Bennett and Jessica Mort, both […]

LIGONIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A woman who went missing in Westmoreland County on Thursday afternoon has been found dead. According to authorities, 52-year-old Katherine Sessi was reported missing by her husband around 3 p.m. from […]